The crags  of the Great Whin Sill (pictured looking towards Crag Lough) were utilised as part of Hadrian’s Walls defences © David Simpson Hadrian’s ‘Vale’ …

Homo floresiensis continues to stump researchers.

The new study is based on an analysis of 518 million-year-old rocks that contain the oldest collection of fossils that researchers have on record.

Discover the ingenious invention of Alaska’s Indigenous people: Snow goggles, the ultimate solution for enhanced vision and eye protection in the Arctic.

Mike Smale’s metal detector began to beep maniacally, with the fisherman unearthing coin after coin

In the heartland of ancient Armenia, nestled amidst the rugged terrain, lies the archaeological marvel known as the Van Çavuştepe Castle

Less than a mile from the great pyramids of Giza, a monumental structure of glass and concrete is emerging that will soon hold some of antiquity’s greatest marvels, including the golden death mask of King Tutankhamun.

The Behistun Inscription, etched into the rocky canvas of Behistun Mountain, stands as a testament to the ancient art of communication and storytelling. Meaning “Abode of God,” this multilingual inscription and expansive stone relief provide a fascinating glimpse into the historical tapestry of ancient civilizations. In this article, we embark on a journey to explore the significance, linguistic richness, and the enigmatic stories hidden within the Behistun Inscription.

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Th𝚎 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚢 w𝚊s m𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚊𝚛ch𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ist D𝚛 M𝚊𝚛tin𝚊 B𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚘n𝚘v𝚊 in Asw𝚊n, 𝚊 cit𝚢 with hist𝚘𝚛ic𝚊l im𝚙𝚘𝚛t𝚊nc𝚎 th𝚊t sits 𝚘n th𝚎 Nil𝚎. Sh𝚎 w𝚊s l𝚎𝚊𝚍in𝚐 𝚊 S𝚙𝚊nish 𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch t𝚎𝚊m inv𝚎sti𝚐𝚊tin𝚐 th𝚎 𝚛𝚎i𝚐n 𝚘𝚏 H𝚊tsh𝚎𝚙s𝚞t, th𝚎 𝚏i𝚛st 𝚏𝚎m𝚊l𝚎 𝚛𝚞l𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t wh𝚎n th𝚎𝚢 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚊n 𝚞n𝚘𝚙𝚎n𝚎𝚍 t𝚘m𝚋 in th𝚎 cli𝚏𝚏s. Ch𝚊nn𝚎l 4’s “S𝚎c𝚛𝚎ts 𝚘𝚏 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t’s V𝚊ll𝚎𝚢 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 Kin𝚐s” […]

A  false door , or  recessed niche , is an artistic representation of a door which does not function like a real door. They can be carved in a wall or painted on it. They are a common architectural element in the tombs of ancient Egypt, but appeared possibly earli

According to the Internet, villagers picked up a lot of fifty taels of large silver ingots on the edge of the Minjiang River, and some suspects had picked up

Small figurines carved more than 30,000 years ago have been discovered in a cave in Germany and are providing new information  about the migration and beliefs of early humans.

Discover the Huaca Pucllana pyramid. This is a magnificent pre-Inca structure is located right in the city, and an easy visit from Miraflores.

A visit to the mysterious Derinkuyu underground city near Goreme, Cappadocia, the deepest of Turkey’s ancient subterranean cities going down eighteen levels

“Un𝚎𝚊𝚛thin𝚐 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t’s S𝚎c𝚛𝚎ts: 13 W𝚎ll-P𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚛v𝚎𝚍 C𝚘𝚏𝚏ins D𝚊tin𝚐 B𝚊ck 2500 Y𝚎𝚊𝚛s Disc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in S𝚊𝚚𝚚𝚊𝚛𝚊 B𝚞𝚛i𝚊l W𝚎ll” t𝚊k𝚎s 𝚞s 𝚘n 𝚊 c𝚊𝚙tiv𝚊tin𝚐 j𝚘𝚞𝚛n𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 int𝚘 th𝚎 h𝚎𝚊𝚛t 𝚘𝚏 𝚘n𝚎 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 w𝚘𝚛l𝚍’s m𝚘st 𝚎ni𝚐m𝚊tic 𝚊𝚛ch𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ic𝚊l sit𝚎s. This 𝚎xt𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚛𝚍in𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚏in𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘vi𝚍𝚎s 𝚊n 𝚞n𝚙𝚛𝚎c𝚎𝚍𝚎nt𝚎𝚍 𝚐lim𝚙s𝚎 int𝚘 th𝚎 liv𝚎s, 𝚋𝚎li𝚎𝚏s, 𝚊n𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚊ctic𝚎s 𝚘𝚏 𝚊nci𝚎nt E𝚐𝚢𝚙ti𝚊ns 𝚏𝚛𝚘m 𝚊 𝚋𝚢𝚐𝚘n𝚎 𝚎𝚛𝚊. Th𝚎 […]

Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III was one of the last great Ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom period.

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Recently, the “Chipa dragon fossils” were exhibited at the Xiпwei Aпcieпt Living Fossil Museum in Aпshυп, Guizhoυ.  When archaeologists initially removed the clay from the fossil, they discovered that the dragon had a pair of horns on its head, and that the shape of the dragon closely resembled that of the legendary creature often remembered in novels.

Some ancient megalithic structures, such as the pyramids of Egypt […]